Secondhand Crime Fiction Books

'The crime book of the year is unquestionably James Lee Burke's HEARTWOOD . . .there is no better crime writing coming out of America' EVENING STANDARDDeaf Smith, Texas, a small...

_______________'Spooky, atmospheric, brilliant... I think I love it the best out of all Laura's books. Watch out for it - but beware...' Bridget Collins, author of number one bestseller, The...

The seventeenth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman The savage murder of beloved teacher Bennett Little shocked...

'A wonderful writer of addictive stories' - LIANE MORIARTY'A thrilling and moving read that deserves to be a bestseller' - LISA BALLANTYNE'A genuine page-turner... a real winner' - IRISH INDEPENDENT________________________________________A...

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short...

When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the...

It's 1933, and the political landscape of Europe is darkening. Eric Campbell, the man who would be Australia's Fuhrer, is on a fascist tour of the Continent, meeting dictators over...

Andie DeGrasse, aspiring actress and single mother, does not want to do jury service. But despite her attempts to get dismissed, she still ends up as Juror No.11 in a...

Dan Raglan, former Foreign Legion fighter, alias The Englishman, returns in Resurrection, the new high-octane, high-stakes international thriller from David Gilman.Somewhere in the Sahara, on the desolate border between Sudan...

An innocent man is days from execution. Only a guilty man can save him. Travis Boyette is a murderer. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he...

'I don't know why you came back to Liberty, Ms. McCall, but little towns have long memories.People don't forget.You'd be wise to keep that in mind.'Ten years ago, Kat McCall...

The next caper in the Sister Pelagia mystery from the bestselling author of THE WINTER QUEEN.Returning from the Synod in St Petersburg - and an official rebuke of her crime-fighting...

Old Case. New Rules... An utterly compelling crime debut, shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and longlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger 2013After a long and murky career with...

When psychologist Dr Jeremy Carrier's romance with nurse Jocelyn Banks is cut short by her kidnapping and brutal murder, he is left emotionally devastated and being watched by police seeking...

Keep everything in the family. Even betrayal... BETRAYAL by the 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is a gripping novel about the bonds...

Fearless Florida bounty-hunter Lori Anderson travels to Chicago to trap the head of a notorious crime family, in a high-stakes, nail-biting mission that sees her trapped in one of the...

Worldwide bestseller and master of the legal thriller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet.Praise for John Grisham:'A superb, instinctive...

Burton and Swinburne return in a new wildly imaginative steampunk adventure, and this time they're facing their greatest foe...Leicester Square, London. Blood red snow falls from the sky and a...

'A stunning debut that kept me guessing until the final, heartbreaking twist' Claire Douglas 'Addictive, twisty and beautifully written' Alice Feeney * * * * * A fast-paced and action-packed...

A Fallen Angel. A Devil on the Loose. When a young girl is discovered dead on an isolated Irish country road, it seems at first glance to be a simple...

A chilling, haunting ghost story set in the modern day which delves into the real-life legend of a 19th-century sea witch... Relocated to a coastal town, widowed teacher Sarah Grey...

Snow Blind is yet another top ten bestseller from the chilling PJ Tracy. The Dead of Winter... Minneapolis, winter's first white flakes; a park full of snowmen. But the layers...

Sometimes, getting away with it is all that matters.Dixie Peyton, widow of a petty criminal, is struggling to regain custody of her son. In desperation she seeks the help of...

Read the clues. Decode the science. Reveal the murderer.That's Reilly Steel's mantra. Find the answers, solve the crime. But the Quantico-trained forensic investigator is finding her skills aren't enough when...

DEAVER. DANGEROUSLY GOOD.A spring night in a small town in Wisconsin. A call to police emergency from a distant lake house is cut short. Is it a phone glitch or...

Kate Moran, 30, is an FBI agent. The day before she is due to marry her fiance, he and his twelve-year-old daughter are abducted and murdered by Constantine Gamal, otherwise...

'Intriguing and compelling ... will enthral you to the end' Liz Nugent 'Absolutely gripping ... an addictive page turner.' Patricia GibneyIn a small town south-east of Boston, a young nanny...

The Quaker is watching you... In the chilling new crime novel from award-winning author Liam McIlvanney, a serial killer stalks the streets of Glasgow and DI McCormack follows a trail...

'Delightful...packed with wit and culinary digressions.' Sunday Times'Orlando Murrin knows exactly how to satisfy a reader's appetite!' Lesley Kara'A cocktail of wit, spicy observation, intrigue and the delicious unknown.' Jane...

"Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," said Andy Warhol. And fame is something certain people will go to any lengths to achieve: whether to be revered or reviled, the...

A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . A dark and sinister case from the past comes back to haunt Chief...

A group of mismatched adults sets out on an ecological survey. Their airship is brought down, marooning them on an offshore island near Sumatra. The group splits into two with...

Dan Raglan, former Foreign Legion fighter, alias The Englishman, returns in Resurrection, the new high-octane, high-stakes international thriller from David Gilman.Somewhere in the Sahara, on the desolate border between Sudan...

She wore a gold dress, short-sleeved, its skirt full-length and slightly flared. He could see the faint indentation on her left hand, a pale circle of skin giving away the...

Criminal defence lawyer Bartholomew Crane is despatched to a small lakeside town in Northern Ontario with a brief to defend a schoolteacher accused of murdering two teenaged girls. He assumes...

'Fantastically good fun - sharp, sexy and intelligent . . . Something of a masterpiece' Sunday Mirror'Like a ritzy 50 Shades meets The Da Vinci Code. It's got sex, shopping,...

Your perfect escape. Your worst nightmare. DC Nicola McKenna promised her boyfriend Matt she would leave work behind for a romantic weekend in the Isle of Skye, but things get...

In London, Paris, New York, one by one the power systems get swtiched off in three of the world's major cities, plunging them into darkness and chaos. Is this the...

Ever so wholesome. Ever so deadly... When art restorer Astrid Swift moved from London to the Dorset village of Hanbury, she thought she was heading for a quiet life. Far...

Kenny Mancuso shot his childhood buddy Moogey Bues and then jumped bail. Now bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the case to track Kenny down. Then someone finished Moogey off,...